Car-coupling



R. H. WILLIAMS.

GAR COUPLING.

Patented July 6, 1897.

(No Model.)

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ROBERT H. WILLIAMS, OF POW'ELLTON, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- FOURTII TOEDIVARD P. BUFORD AND FRANK BUFORD, OF LAW- RENCEVILLE, VIRGINIA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 585,806, dated July 6,1897.

Application filed June 22, 1896.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ROBERT H. WILLIAMs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Powellton, in the county of Brunswick and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Oouplers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incar-couplers, the object of the same being to provide a coupler which isself-locking and which can be unlocked from either the side or the topof the car.

The invention consists of a draw-head hav ing a longitudinal recess inits upper surface, a lever pivoted in said recess and having a shoulderformed in its outer end, a spring engaging the rear end of said leverfor holding it normally in closed position, and a pair ofreleasing-levers pivoted together, one of the same being secured to theunder side of the draw-head and the other adapted to engage the rear endof said clamping-lever, the said release-levers extending outwardly tothe side of the car and one of them connected to a rod or Wire extendingto the top of the car.

The invention also consists in other details of construction andcombinations of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully describedand claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 representsa top plan view of the end of a car with my improvements appliedthereto. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a verticallongitudinal section through the draw-heads of two adjacent cars.

Like reference-numerals indicate like parts in the different views.

Each of the draw-heads 1 1 is formed with a longitudinal recess 2 in itsupper surface. Fulcrumed upon a rod at, passing through said recess 2,is a lever 5, having a central lug or projection 5*, through which saidrod passes, and formed with a shoulder .6 on its under side near itsouter end. Engaging the inner end of said lever is a coil-sprin g 7which nor- Serial No. 596,437- (No model.)

mally holds said lever in its closed position with the top surfacethereof flush with the top of the draw-head 1. u

8 9 represent two release-levers pivoted together at an intermediatepoint between their ends, the lever 8 being secured at one end to theunder side of the draw-head 1 and the lever 9 being formed with a toothor projection 10 thereon, which is adapted to engage the upper surfaceof the rear end of the lockinglever 5 when the outer ends of thereleaselevers 8 9 are compressed. The said levers 8 9 extend outwardlytoward the sides of the car and the lever 9 has secured to it a rod orwire 11, which projects through an opening 12 in the lever 8 and extendsupwardly to the roof of the car, being formed with a handle 13 upon itsupperend. The securing-link 14 is formed with a wedge-shaped head 15,with a shoulder 16 between said head and the body portion of said link14. This is adapted to be inserted into the end of the draw-head 1 andbe engaged by the shoulder 6 on the locking-lever 5. In order to releasethe link 14 it is merely necessary to depress the outer arms of thelovers 8 9, which forces the inner end of the lever 9 down upon theinner end of the locking-lever 5, raising the upper end thereof andpermitting the link 14 to be withdrawn from engagement with thedraw-head 1. The said releasedevers S 9 may also be operated from thetop of the car by drawing up on the rod 11.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a car-coupler, the combination with a draw-head, alocking-leverfulcrumed therein and a link engaged by a shoulder or projection on saidlever, of a pair of release-levers pivoted together at pointsintermediate of their outer ends, one of said levers secured at itsinner end to the under side of said drawhead and the other engaging therear end of said locking-lever, the said release-levers projectingoutwardly to the sides of the car.

2. In a car-coupler, the combination with a draw-head, a locking-lever fulcrumed therein and a link engaged by shoulders or projections on saiddraw-head and lever, of a pair their outer ends, one of said leverssecured at its inner end to the under side of said drawhead and theother engaging the rear end of said locking-lever, and a rod o r wiresecured to the outer end of one of said levers and extending upwardly tothe top of the car, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT H. WILLIAMS. Witnesses:

M. A. CLARKE, FRANK BUFoRD.

